Submit a request to Altair Drive for
generating a preview for a model file from your mounted location.
Before you begin: Login into Altair
One to visualize generated preview details of a model file.Preview the metadata values and view model in 3D using Altair Drive.
Click Open Folder on the Home
tab.
Your mounted files location is displayed in Windows
Explorer.
Right-click a model file, click Altair One > Generate Preview.
Figure 1. Generate preview from your mounted location A request to generate a preview for the selected model file is submitted.
After the generate preview is submitted, Windows notifications are displayed to
help you monitor the progress of the preview. You can open the action center
from the task bar () or use +A
to view all the notifications.
To navigate to the same model file in Altair Drive, click View Online on the
Home tab of Altair Drive Desktop
application.
The Altair Drive
application is launched and the Files tab is
displayed.
Click Notification and click the model file name link to
navigate to the model file location.
Figure 2. Notification in Altair Drive Web
Hover over the model file, click Details.
A panel opens on the right.
By default, the Info tab displays
the general information of the selected file.Figure 3. Info Panel
Click .
A preview of the model file is displayed in 3D view.Figure 4. Model in 3D View
Click Metadata
The generated metadata values for the model file is displayed.Figure 5. Generated Metadata Values
) or use 
+A
to view all the notifications.
and click the model file name link to
navigate to the model file location.
.
A panel opens on the right.By default, the Info tab displays the general information of the selected file.
.
A preview of the model file is displayed in 3D view.
